[ros-general] why folks

[Enrico Weigelt]

* ros at xzite.fsnet.co.uk <ros at xzite.fsnet.co.uk> [2004-02-17 02:24:07 -0000]:

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> well, my main reason is that i use linux for servers in schools, but there
> is a vast amount of specialist educational software that needs to run on
> desktop windows, on fairly low spec machines. 
Okay, you need a slim operating system which can run windows applications.
(but a new kernel ?)

> what i want is something i
> can plug in as a direct, free replacement for windows that looks the same,
> works the same, and does not need high spec (expensive) machines to cope
> with a bloaty os + subsystem.
Why has underlying OS and a subsystem to be expensive ?


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